Pat Goodberry-Dyck – Custom Learning Solutions
James Robbins turns stages into summits. Named one of America’s top leadership speakers by INC Magazine, James blends adventure with practical leadership lessons to help people grow.
With 3,000+ presentations delivered, his stories inspire, his strategies stick—and his message moves teams to climb higher.
Mark Stabier - Regional VP
Inspire your team with keynotes that move people—and performance. James combines powerful stories with practical insights to spark action, shift mindsets, and elevate leadership at every level.
As corporations race to implement AI, something is happening beneath the surface that most leaders aren’t seeing.
Two silent erosions are underway.
The first is leadership influence. Tools are making decisions faster, systems are generating recommendations, and leaders are quietly stepping back — deferring, optimizing, managing processes instead of people. The authority that once came from judgment, character, and human presence is being replaced by dashboards.
The second erosion is harder to see but costlier to ignore. AI is systematically dismantling the things that make people want to show up. The pride of expertise. The meaning that comes from mastery. The feeling that what I bring actually matters. When those disappear, engagement doesn’t just dip — it hollows out.
In this keynote, James Robbins argues that optimization without humanity isn’t progress. It’s a slow bleed. The leaders who will build the strongest organizations won’t just be the ones who implement the tools — they’ll be the ones who step into the spaces AI cannot fill. Who exercise judgment when the data runs out. Who help their people reconnect to purpose when the work itself no longer does it automatically.
Drawing on two decades of developing leaders, James shows what must be protected, what must be rebuilt, and who leaders must become — before the erosion becomes irreversible.
Best For: Leadership offsites and thought-leadership conferences. Senior Teams & Managers
The Call to Climb is a keynote about breakthrough performance — what it actually takes to move from capable to exceptional. Through compelling storytelling and hard-won insight, James explores why talented people plateau, what it costs to stay comfortable, and what it looks like to close the gap between where you are and what you’re actually capable of.
This isn’t a motivational push. It’s a clear-eyed look at the patterns that create performance ceilings — and the specific shifts that make the climb possible.
The result is an audience that leaves more honest about where they’ve been coasting — and more equipped to do something about it.
What audiences walk away with:
Best For: Conference Keynotes, Sales teams, leaders, high-potential employees, performance-driven cultures
Leader OS equips leaders with a practical operating system for consistent execution, accountability, and performance—so results no longer depend on heroics or personality.
In Leader OS, James Robbins reveals why leadership performance breaks down—not because leaders lack ability, but because they lack a system. Most organizations rely on personality, good intentions, and heroic effort to drive results. When pressure rises, consistency disappears.
This keynote introduces a practical leadership operating system that aligns priorities, reinforces accountability, and builds execution discipline at every level.
Through compelling stories and real-world frameworks, James shows leaders how to install simple, repeatable routines that turn good intentions into consistent performance.
The result is leadership that scales, sustains, and delivers—without burnout or constant firefighting.
When pressure rises, complexity increases, and the margin for error disappears, average teams fall apart. High Altitude Teams rise.
In this powerful keynote, James shows how elite teams build the trust, discipline, and shared ownership required to perform when it matters most.
Drawing from his work with manufacturing plants, executive teams, and fast-growing organizations, James reveals why some teams collapse under pressure while others thrive—and how to build the habits that make high performance repeatable.
This is about creating teams that don’t panic, don’t fragment, and don’t point fingers—teams that execute.
Participants will learn how to:
Build deep trust and psychological safety
Communicate clearly under pressure
Eliminate silos and internal friction
Create strong peer-to-peer accountability
Make better decisions in high-stakes situations
Execute consistently in complex environments
Best For: Plant teams, operations teams, leadership teams, cross-functional groups, project teams
Talaya Simpson
Go beyond inspiration and into transformation. James’ hands-on workshops equip your leaders with actionable tools and real-time coaching to drive lasting change in leadership, culture, and performance.
Help your managers lead with impact—even on their busiest days.
This practical, fast-paced session gives leaders a simple weekly rhythm to boost morale, sharpen focus, and drive real engagement. Based on James Robbins’ bestselling book, the workshop delivers a powerful framework your managers can apply in just nine minutes a week—no fluff, just tools that work.
James needs the following: A wireless lavalier microphone or headset, a projector for his computer, and a sound connection for his laptop. In workshop settings he also needs a flip chart and markers.
James’ fee depends on a couple of things such as which program he is delivering, and the location of the meeting. But it falls between $15,000 – $25,000 depending on a few factors. It’s best to speak with him directly so he can accurately give you a price for your specific event.
Yes, James does this when his schedule allows.
James Robbins is an award-winning keynote speaker, leadership strategist, and bestselling author who helps individuals and organizations reach new heights. Named one of the Top 100 Leadership Speakers by Inc. Magazine, James blends compelling storytelling with practical psychology to deliver keynotes that don’t just inform—they transform.
Over the past two decades, James has equipped more than 50,000 leaders across industries—from Fortune 500s to frontline teams—with the tools to lead with clarity, purpose, and impact. His relatable, down-to-earth style resonates deeply with audiences, making complex ideas stick and sparking real behavioral change.
